Deeds A No-Show For Obama's Bristol Town Hall
Pres. Obama will appear in Bristol, VA, Wednesday for a town hall meeting about health care. But he won't be joined in this rural community in the southwestern corner of the Commonwealth by the Dem running for governor, state Sen. Creigh Deeds of Bath County.
A spokesman for Deeds tells our Evan McMorris-Santoro that the Dem will be at an event in Northern Virginia that day, and he notes that the president's visit to Bristol is an official WH happening. It's worth noting, though, that this is the second Obama event in VA that Deeds has missed since winning the party's nomination 6/9 -- and both have focused on health care reform.
Obama and Gov. Tim Kaine (D) are scheduled to appear with Deeds in McLean 8/6 for a "Rally for Virginia." It will be the president's first time stumping for the newly-minted Dem nom.
Deeds is vying with Republican Bob McDonnell for the state's top job. McDonnell was state AG until resigning earlier this year to run fulltime for governor.